Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.
Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded.
The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.
How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.
But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.
The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
